Teni Junction railway station

Teni
Indian Railways station
General information
Other namesTeni railway station
LocationRailway Station Rd, Teni Allinagaram, Teni, Teni dt., Tamil Nadu
Madurai Division
India
Elevation348 metres (1,142 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Train operatorsIndian Railways
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeTENI
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Madurai
IATA codeTENI
Fare zoneSouthern Railway
History
Opened1909 (1909)
Opening1909 (1909)
Closed1915–1928
1942–1954
2011–2022
Rebuilt1 April 2022
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesTeni Railway Station
Passengers
2022–2380,358 per year
220 per day

Teni (station code:TENI) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Theni, located in Theni district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2][3]

It is a railway station on Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line, serving the town of Theni in Tamil Nadu state, India. It was closed in 31st of december 2010 as the line was under gauge conversion, from metre to broad gauge until 30 March 2022. From 31 March 2022 once again this station became operational after CRS inspection was successfully conducted between Andipatti to Theni railway station. It is one of the railway stations in Southern Railway zone. It falls under Madurai Division of the Indian Railways.[4] It is one of the rare railway stations in India where all the historic Indian gauges 610mm, 762mm, 1000mm are used. Currently it has been converted to 1676mm broad gauge. Now only one unreserved train is being operated daily between Madurai junction and Theni railway station

  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ karthik. "Teni Railway Station Map/Atlas SR/Southern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 28 December 2020.